Marco discusses the state of energy supply, solar, storage and the Hawaii utilities with Barry Cinnamon of the “The Energy Show.” Listen to the 20 minute interview at: https://soundcloud.com/cinnamonsolar/solar-and-storage-in-hawaii-with-marco-mangelsdorf

ProVision Solar is now partnering with Mosaic to offer Big Island homeowners loans to easily finance their PV systems with Tesla batteries. Electricity prices continue to rise while solar prices are at an all-time low. A no-money-down Mosaic PowerSwitch Loan is designed to make financing your solar PV system simple and affordable with one loan, one…

Nine months ago Anthony Aalto became Hawaii’s first customer self supply program participant after opting out of the NEM program. In this Star Advertiser article he discusses the costs, benefits and savings of having a self-supply system with Tesla Powerwall batteries. Nearly nine months after energizing his 28 solar panels and two batteries, Anthony Aalto…

By Duane Shimogawa – Reporter Pacific Business News Hawaii regulators have shot down a request by an alliance of solar energy industry trade groups to increase the cap on one of the options for installing rooftop solar that replaced net energy metering, according to public documents. Earlier this year, the solar groups, including Sunpower Corp.…

By Kathryn Mykleseth The state Public Utilities Commission has opened up a possibility for solar customers to get credit on their electrical bills, but that depends on grandfathered customers of a more lucrative program forfeiting their place in line. The PUC said in an order issued Friday that new solar customers could enroll in the…

HONOLULU, Nov. 3, 2016 – Applications for the next generation of private rooftop solar energy systems have surged in recent weeks, showing growing customer interest in the program and this new technology. As of Nov. 1, Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, and Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company received 234 Customer Self-Supply applications, up from approximately 50 applications…

Tesla Energy announced yesterday that the utility scale battery for KIUC is being built for deployment later this year. Tesla Powerpack will be the second largest lithium ion battery storage installation in the world once completed. Click Here to read the press release from Tesla. For residential battery options, checkout Powerwall. ProVision Solar is a certified Tesla…

The limit for Big Island solar systems that send power to the grid has been reached. If you have a NEM or Net Energy Metering agreement you are allowed to store energy on the grid. If you have not installed your NEM system and need help, call us and we will see what we can…